Driving Aids?...Are they realistic in driving?

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it depends on the car if its a really old car than no but if its a modern car than yes
 
In real life the systems are widely different. On my PT Cruiser the TCS just backs off the power, so you're a lot better off turning it off and working out the best accelerator position for yourself.

Whereas, at the other extreme, an F1 car has software which arguably gives you the best possible traction under any given conditions. Even then some are better than others, look at Renault at the start of a race.

I find in GT4 that TCS is implemnted the same for every car, which of course is not the same as real life. Personaly I like to drive without it and use the analogue stick to control the power. My father races a Mini Cooper S (back to real life now) and I know he always turns off TCS and ASC when sprinting.

ASC in real life seems quite nice on the mini and I've heard it's brilliant on the Skyliners, but in GT4 I don't like it at all! I find the feel of the car is ruined and my speed through corners is reduced. It seems to make the car harder to drive and predict.

Obviously this is my personal feeling and it may be that if I used the ACS more I'd get used to it, but I'm not convinced!
 
Driver aids can make you go faster, whoever you are. Whether you are Joe Average or Michael Schumacher, there is time to be gained from TC or some sort of correctly set driver aid.
 
I prefer not to use the driving aids because without them more skill is needed to control the cars. I only use the Traction control if the car has an outrageous amount of power. This is because I don’t have steering wheel and pedals yet, so gentle throttle control is difficult with the DS2.
Drafting is present and very noticeable and I think that the cars sound much better in GT4, especially in the 4,000-8,000 rpm range.
 
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Driving aids are common in driving, not in racing.
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Driving aids are VERY common in racing, especially in the higher up tiers like ALMS, WRC and F1. F1 cars for example have traction control, WRC cars have traction control, ALMS cars have traction control. Theres loads of other electronics doing bits and peices in race cars too, from systems that regulate fuel usage to launch control ect.
 
In sprinting in the UK, I thought you had to turn off TCS etc. For F1, lauch control is now banned again, along with pre-programmed gear changing.

I thought TCS wasn't used in WRC, certainly there's a lot of wheel spinning when you go and watch it! Last Welsh rally I went to I was hit by a landslide of mud coming off a Scooby-doo.
 
You drive any car on wet mud and the wheels will spin, how much they spin depends on the cars power, tyres and traction control. Without any traction control WRC cars would be driving a lot slower round thoes stages than they do. Your right about launch control in F1 though, it has been banned again.
 
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